iwn and hardware switch

[Alexander Logvinov]

Hello!

 It seems this is a common problem for modern laptops. I have Hasee
HP870 D4 laptop with keyboard WiFi switch (Fn+F2). Unfortunately this
key combination doesn't work (no WiFi led indicator lights) and there is
no any option in the BIOS about WiFi switching during boot. Is there any
chance to get it work? Thanks!

# uname -srm
FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT amd64

# dmesg | grep iwn
iwn0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5100> mem 0xd8100000-0xd8101fff irq 16 at
device 0.0 on pci2
iwn0: MIMO 1T2R, MoW, address 00:1e:65:7a:07:c2
iwn0: [ITHREAD]
iwn0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
iwn0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
iwn0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
iwn0: 11na MCS: 15Mbps 30Mbps 45Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 135Mbps
150Mbps 30Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 180Mbps 240Mbps 270Mbps 300Mbps
iwn0: 11ng MCS: 15Mbps 30Mbps 45Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 135Mbps
150Mbps 30Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 180Mbps 240Mbps 270Mbps 300Mbps

# pciconv -lv
iwn0 at pci0:2:0:0:	class=0x028000 card=0x12018086 chip=0x42328086 rev=0x00
hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Carte Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN (Intel WiFi Link 5100)'
    class      = network

# ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up
wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:1e:65:7a:07:c2
iwn0: iwn_init_locked: radio is disabled by hardware switch


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Best regards,
Alexander